Labor market trends and unemployment insurance generosity during the pandemic
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109722
Abstract: Abstract We test whether changes in unemployment insurance (UI) benefit generosity under the CARES Act in the US are associated with differential employment outcomes under the distinct conditions of the pandemic. While we observe a… read more here.
Keywords: market trends; generosity; labor market; unemployment insurance ... See more keywords
Unemployment insurance and cigarette smoking.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2018.10.004
Abstract: We provide evidence for the causal relationship between unemployment insurance (UI) and individuals' smoking behavior using the 1995-2011 Current Population Survey-Tobacco Use Supplement data. Our identification relies on the exploitation of the exogenous variations of… read more here.
Keywords: unemployment; cigarette smoking; maximum weekly; insurance cigarette ... See more keywords
A quantitative theory of time-consistent unemployment insurance
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2020.06.003
Abstract: Abstract During recessions, the U.S. government substantially increases the duration of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits through multiple extensions. Benefit extensions increase UI coverage and lead to higher average consumption of unemployed workers, but the expectation… read more here.
Keywords: time consistent; unemployment; unemployment insurance; benefit extensions ... See more keywords
Reprint of: The general equilibrium impacts of unemployment insurance: Evidence from a large online job board
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2019.03.004
Abstract: Abstract During the Great Recession, U.S. unemployment benefits were extended by up to 73 weeks. Theory predicts that extensions increase unemployment by discouraging job search, a partial equilibrium effect. Using data from the large job board… read more here.
Keywords: job board; job; unemployment insurance; unemployment ... See more keywords
Earnings shocks and stabilization during COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2021.104597
Abstract: This paper documents the magnitude and distribution of U.S. earnings changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and how fiscal relief offset lost earnings. We build panels from administrative tax data to measure annual earnings changes. The… read more here.
Keywords: earnings declines; earnings shocks; annual earnings; shocks stabilization ... See more keywords
Unemployment insurance and labour productivity over the business cycle
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DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2021.09.002
Abstract: This paper quantifies the effects of the increasing maximum unemployment insurance (UI) duration during recessions on the drop in the correlation between output and labour productivity in the U.S. since the early 1980’s - the… read more here.
Keywords: labour productivity; unemployment; search; productivity ... See more keywords
An Institutional Perspective on Unemployment Insurance Programs: Historical Debates and Future Policy Reforms in the Coronavirus Recession
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DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2021.1913377
Abstract: Abstract: In 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic created the conditions for a major recession, debates erupted over the structure and funding of unemployment insurance programs. The prior 2008–09 recession had already decimated many state unemployment… read more here.
Keywords: unemployment; policy; recession; unemployment insurance ... See more keywords
Preferences for European unemployment insurance: a question of economic ideology or EU support?
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DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2019.1701529
Abstract: ABSTRACT Against the backdrop of proposals to introduce a European unemployment insurance scheme, we study public support for such schemes by conducting a conjoint experiment on support for European unemployment insurance in 13 EU member… read more here.
Keywords: unemployment; ideology; unemployment insurance; support ... See more keywords
Compensating for the Climate: Unemployment Insurance and Climate Change Votes
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DOI: 10.1177/0032321719836066
Abstract: Global climate change is a pressing political issue, yet some governments have done more to address it than others. Building on the “compensation hypothesis” from the international trade literature, I argue that legislators are more… read more here.
Keywords: unemployment; climate; climate change; unemployment insurance ... See more keywords
Weathering the storm together: Does unemployment insurance help couples avoid divorce?
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DOI: 10.1177/09589287221141363
Abstract: This study examines whether unemployment insurance benefit generosity impacts divorce, drawing on full population administrative data and a Swiss reform that reduced unemployment insurance maximum benefit duration. We assess the effect of the reform by… read more here.
Keywords: reform; unemployment insurance; divorce; weathering storm ... See more keywords
Optimal Stopping and Utility in a Simple Modelof Unemployment Insurance
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DOI: 10.3390/risks7030094
Abstract: Managing unemployment is one of the key issues in social policies. Unemployment insurance schemes are designed to cushion the financial and morale blow of loss of job but also to encourage the unemployed to seek… read more here.
Keywords: unemployment; unemployment insurance; stopping utility; optimal stopping ... See more keywords